Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Katherine High School
Job title Senior Teacher – Head of Years Designation Senior Teacher 1
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 27/01/2026
Salary $139,296 Location Katherine
Position number 48861 RTF Closing 14/12/2025
Contact officer Nick Lovering at
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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the
OCPE website.
Primary objective
As an active member of the school leadership team, the Year Level Coordinator provides leadership to their student cohort across all areas
of student welfare, ensuring students are supported to achieve their highest levels of social, emotional, and academic success.
Context statement
Katherine High School is the only government secondary school in Katherine. It provides an educational service to students from Year 7
to Year 12. In the Senior Years students are provided with multiple achievement pathways to ensure they receive the education most
appropriate to their needs. The school caters to a diverse population from a range of different social, educational and ethnic backgrounds.
The school takes great pride in its inclusive practices and works hard to live up to our core values Inclusion, Respect, Effort and Resilience.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide leadership that maximises student outcomes through the individual monitoring and tracking of curriculum completion,
engagement, attendance, and achievement.
2. Undertake duties related to student enrolment, curriculum counselling, timetabling, and the development and implementation of
individual education and transition pathways.
3. Lead and support student wellbeing through the organisation of year-level activities, including camps, assemblies, PBiS initiatives, and
events that promote the school values of respect, trust, responsibility, honesty, and high expectations.
4. Analyse student data to inform case management and provide targeted support for attendance, engagement, and achievement.
5. Actively contribute to student welfare solutions through engagement with parents, teachers, school wellbeing teams, and relevant
external agencies.
6. Provide school-wide leadership through participation in whole-school planning, decision-making, and review processes, and undertake
a teaching load as part of the role.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated ability to effectively use student data to maximise curriculum completion, engagement, attendance, and achievement.
2. Demonstrated knowledge and application of Department of Education policies and procedures relating to the provision of senior
secondary education.
3. Demonstrated ability to build and sustain positive relationships within and beyond the school community, fostering a culture of high
expectations and inclusion.
4. Proven knowledge and experience of student welfare and behaviour management strategies appropriate for a wide range of students.
5. Demonstrated high-level written and oral communication skills with the ability to apply negotiation and conflict resolution strategies
effectively.
Further information
All applicants must be registered with the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory and a current Working with Children
Notice (Ochre Card) from SAFE NT. Three positions are available.